CACP Short History as of January 2006

first meeting was July 2003
14 meetings total (monthly except for August 2003, December 2003, and December 2004)
16 members per meeting average (low attendance of 9, high of 24)

66 people on the project roster

organizations represented (by attendee who came more than once):

professionals represent these areas:

group agreed to focus on a one-to-two-year plan that starts with reaching professionals via their associations (versus via individuals) – developing talking points, lesson plans, and train-the-trainer opportunities (September 2003)
prioritized associations to target – police and sheriff departments, district attorneys, judges/probation, animal control officers, fire departments, EMTs, vets, doctors, mental health personnel, juvenile assessment centers (March 2004)

GOALS (March 2004)

empower professionals to recognize the connection between animal abuse and family violence and take action
help professionals recognize the issue as a public safety issue
provider appropriate referral information
help communities form their own Link projects by responding to their requests for information (use Aurora as the model)

Training Committee – planned October trainings; no active agenda
Logo Committee – recommended choice of logo; no active agenda
Legislation – deferred legislative work to Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies

EXTERNAL PRESENTATIONS/TRAININGS

members have conducted more than 43 presentations (see below)
Society and Animals Forum was hired to conduct training in October 2004, reaching 40 people (treatment providers)

Joe Stafford presented on the DVERT program (October 2003)
Diane Balkin presented an abbreviated version of her training session (October 2003)
Andy Archuleta presented on his firesetters program (September 2004)
Corey Price presented on her humane education program (November 2004)

logo
brochure (to be revised in 2005)
training flyer (for specific training opportunities)
website (www.coacp.info)
article by Corey Price in Latham Letter; same article in Dumb Friends League Pet Tales
article in Colorado Lawyer

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

registration fees and grant from Animal Assistance Foundation covered training expenses
CBA covers meeting, staffing, and website expenses; serves as umbrella/permanent home to the group
group agreed not to become a membership organization (July 2004); prefer loose organization
members contributed to cover cost of logo

*Audience*	*Presenter*	*Date*
AHA (local)	DB	2003
AHA (national)	DB	2003, 2004 (2)
AAF	DB	2002, 2004
Aurora bar assn	KS	2004
Aurora LINK	DB	2003, 2004
Aurora PD	DB	2004
Colorado AG	KS	2004
CBA	DB	2003
CDAC	DB	2002
COFAWA	DB	2004
COVA	DB KS	2003 2004
CU Denver domestic abuse	DB	2003, 2004
CVMA	DB	2001
Denver DV Task Force	DB	2003
Denver Juvenile Court	DB	2004
DPD • super staff • recruits • crisis intervention team • District 6 command	DB DB DB DB	2003 2003 2003 2004
DU • criminology	KS	2004
Douglas/Ebert bar assns	DB	2003
Durango DV	DB	2004
FBI	DB	2003
law firm	DB	2003
Pueblo DA/judges	DB	2004
Regis U • domestic violence • children and violence • family violence • criminal profiling • sex predators • criminology	DB DB DB DB DB KS	2003 2003, 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004
SAVMA	DB	2002
vet hospitals • Alameda East • University Hills	DB	2003, 2004 2004
Wyoming law enforcement	DB	2004
Jefferson County Children's Alliance Symposium	PT	2006

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